ABCTE MSE Exam 2 Questions and
Answers
While counting pencils, a kindergartener occasionally fumbles with a pencil and her
counting gets off. She is demonstrating an inability to do what? - correct answer-
Rational counting. one-to-one correspondence. One number is being assigned to one
item being counted.
What is rote counting? - correct answer-Recitation of numbers. No physical objects at
all.
Leaning a straight board against a wall that is perpendicular to the floor will result in
what type of triangle? - correct answer-Right
which of the following would be next group in the series: abt, bcu, cdv, dew... - correct
answer-efx
What would you use to find the perimeter of a square for which s = 16? - correct
answer-4s
What tool is used to draw arcs and circles of varying radii? - correct answer-A compass.
What is the best way of presenting an annual budget would be using a - correct answer-
pie chart
What is a bar chart good for? - correct answer-They typically present one variable over
a certain amount of time.
A stem and leaf plot is good for... - correct answer-graphing data on an interval scale
A scatter plot is good for - correct answer-graphing two variables
Change 450% to decimal form - correct answer-4.5
Simplify the expression 7(5 + 2) - 5 - correct answer-44
What is this notation? n! - correct answer-Factorial: the factorial of a given number is the
product of all positive integers less than or equal to that number.
what would be the first step in teaching 4th grade students how to calculate the area of
a rectangle? - correct answer-Define "area."
,Given an initial position of 13 on a number line, what is the final position once -2, -3 and
-8 are added? - correct answer-On the whole number zero.
What is an accurate value for an acute triangle? - correct answer-60 degrees. An acute
angle measures between 0 and 90 degrees.
What is an accurate value for an obtuse angle? - correct answer-One measuring more
than 90 degrees.
If two of the angles in a triangle are 40 degrees and 50 degrees, how could you
determine the measurement of the third angle? - correct answer-Subtract 90 from 180;
the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees.
Which units of measurement would you most likely use to weight a grape? - correct
answer-grams.
Which units of measurement would you most likely use to weight a little bit of sand? -
correct answer-milligrams - indicates mass of very small objects
The kilogram is equivalent to what? - correct answer-about 2 pounds
What is an inappropriate use of calculators in teaching elementary math? - correct
answer-increasing fluency during a subtraction drill... you would be measuring how well
a student could use a calculator.
What does math fluency measure? - correct answer-the rate at which a student can
complete a set of problems accurately.
How many different ways can 5 books be arranged on a shelf? - correct answer-120; 5!
In a factorial, start with the number given, and multiply that number times each whole
number smaller than it counting down to 1. In this case, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120
What is the absolute value? - correct answer-The distance the number is from zero. The
number inside the absolute value can be positive or negative.
what is the equation for a line that is parallel to the x axis in the Cartesian coordinate
plane? - correct answer-y = 2 This is a reduced form of the equation y = 0 x + 2
Formula for volume of a square pyramid - correct answer-1/3(area of base)(height)
Formula for area of a triangle - correct answer-1/2bh
How does the "partial sum method" algorithm work? - correct answer-tally the total sum
of each place value and then add those place value totals to get the final answer. Often
uses base 10 blocks.
, What is a duplicate of a gene? - correct answer-Allele; an allele is a duplicate of a
specific gene and often controls one specific characteristic; cats: one gene that controls
fur color, many different versions or alleles of that gene.
In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, data from the radio telescope at Arecibo,
Puerto Rico, is analyzed for what? - correct answer-Modulated radio transmission from
outer space.
What is the correct order for the scientific process? - correct answer-Question,
Hypothesis, Observation, Analysis, Conclusion.
Deposited silt is sometimes a beneficial consequence of what natural disaster? - correct
answer-Flood; silt is made up of tiny rock particles and is left behind on flood planes
when the water recedes = favorable agricultural conditions. (Mississippi, Nile, Tigris
Rivers)
What is a substance that cannot be separated into 2 or more substances by chemical or
physical means? - correct answer-An element, such as iron.
What contains 2 or more elements and can be separated by chemical or physical
means? - correct answer-A compound. Water... hydrogen and oxygen
What contains 2 or more substances that can be separated by physical means without
the making and breaking of chemical bonds? - correct answer-A mixture (frozen peas
and carrots)
Ice changing to vapor is an example of ____________ - correct answer-sublimation; a
physical transformation.
Evaporation is ________ - correct answer-a physical change
Charles Darwin is known for what? - correct answer-"The Origin of Species" based on
the study of populations and the factors that affect them.
Gregor Mendel is known for what? - correct answer-Genetics and the inheritance of
traits; the basic principles of heredity. He is the father of modern genetics.
Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer? - correct answer-The
Stratosphere contains the ozone layer that helps prevent harmful sun rays from
reaching the surface of the earth.
What is the Troposphere? - correct answer-The layer of earth's atmosphere that is
closest to Earth.
Answers
While counting pencils, a kindergartener occasionally fumbles with a pencil and her
counting gets off. She is demonstrating an inability to do what? - correct answer-
Rational counting. one-to-one correspondence. One number is being assigned to one
item being counted.
What is rote counting? - correct answer-Recitation of numbers. No physical objects at
all.
Leaning a straight board against a wall that is perpendicular to the floor will result in
what type of triangle? - correct answer-Right
which of the following would be next group in the series: abt, bcu, cdv, dew... - correct
answer-efx
What would you use to find the perimeter of a square for which s = 16? - correct
answer-4s
What tool is used to draw arcs and circles of varying radii? - correct answer-A compass.
What is the best way of presenting an annual budget would be using a - correct answer-
pie chart
What is a bar chart good for? - correct answer-They typically present one variable over
a certain amount of time.
A stem and leaf plot is good for... - correct answer-graphing data on an interval scale
A scatter plot is good for - correct answer-graphing two variables
Change 450% to decimal form - correct answer-4.5
Simplify the expression 7(5 + 2) - 5 - correct answer-44
What is this notation? n! - correct answer-Factorial: the factorial of a given number is the
product of all positive integers less than or equal to that number.
what would be the first step in teaching 4th grade students how to calculate the area of
a rectangle? - correct answer-Define "area."
,Given an initial position of 13 on a number line, what is the final position once -2, -3 and
-8 are added? - correct answer-On the whole number zero.
What is an accurate value for an acute triangle? - correct answer-60 degrees. An acute
angle measures between 0 and 90 degrees.
What is an accurate value for an obtuse angle? - correct answer-One measuring more
than 90 degrees.
If two of the angles in a triangle are 40 degrees and 50 degrees, how could you
determine the measurement of the third angle? - correct answer-Subtract 90 from 180;
the angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees.
Which units of measurement would you most likely use to weight a grape? - correct
answer-grams.
Which units of measurement would you most likely use to weight a little bit of sand? -
correct answer-milligrams - indicates mass of very small objects
The kilogram is equivalent to what? - correct answer-about 2 pounds
What is an inappropriate use of calculators in teaching elementary math? - correct
answer-increasing fluency during a subtraction drill... you would be measuring how well
a student could use a calculator.
What does math fluency measure? - correct answer-the rate at which a student can
complete a set of problems accurately.
How many different ways can 5 books be arranged on a shelf? - correct answer-120; 5!
In a factorial, start with the number given, and multiply that number times each whole
number smaller than it counting down to 1. In this case, 5! = 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1 = 120
What is the absolute value? - correct answer-The distance the number is from zero. The
number inside the absolute value can be positive or negative.
what is the equation for a line that is parallel to the x axis in the Cartesian coordinate
plane? - correct answer-y = 2 This is a reduced form of the equation y = 0 x + 2
Formula for volume of a square pyramid - correct answer-1/3(area of base)(height)
Formula for area of a triangle - correct answer-1/2bh
How does the "partial sum method" algorithm work? - correct answer-tally the total sum
of each place value and then add those place value totals to get the final answer. Often
uses base 10 blocks.
, What is a duplicate of a gene? - correct answer-Allele; an allele is a duplicate of a
specific gene and often controls one specific characteristic; cats: one gene that controls
fur color, many different versions or alleles of that gene.
In the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, data from the radio telescope at Arecibo,
Puerto Rico, is analyzed for what? - correct answer-Modulated radio transmission from
outer space.
What is the correct order for the scientific process? - correct answer-Question,
Hypothesis, Observation, Analysis, Conclusion.
Deposited silt is sometimes a beneficial consequence of what natural disaster? - correct
answer-Flood; silt is made up of tiny rock particles and is left behind on flood planes
when the water recedes = favorable agricultural conditions. (Mississippi, Nile, Tigris
Rivers)
What is a substance that cannot be separated into 2 or more substances by chemical or
physical means? - correct answer-An element, such as iron.
What contains 2 or more elements and can be separated by chemical or physical
means? - correct answer-A compound. Water... hydrogen and oxygen
What contains 2 or more substances that can be separated by physical means without
the making and breaking of chemical bonds? - correct answer-A mixture (frozen peas
and carrots)
Ice changing to vapor is an example of ____________ - correct answer-sublimation; a
physical transformation.
Evaporation is ________ - correct answer-a physical change
Charles Darwin is known for what? - correct answer-"The Origin of Species" based on
the study of populations and the factors that affect them.
Gregor Mendel is known for what? - correct answer-Genetics and the inheritance of
traits; the basic principles of heredity. He is the father of modern genetics.
Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere contains the ozone layer? - correct answer-The
Stratosphere contains the ozone layer that helps prevent harmful sun rays from
reaching the surface of the earth.
What is the Troposphere? - correct answer-The layer of earth's atmosphere that is
closest to Earth.
